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Rising obesity as a barrier to development
Graham Watson
9th February 2020
An interesting World Bank clip looking at the global prevalence of obesity, not least in low and middle-income countries, and the implications of this for development.
Obesity is a manifestation of a market failure, and it's thus unsurprising that increased obesity is likely to have adverse developmental implications.
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